MOVIE
The Sugarland Express
A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Sugarland Express in its release era
Released in 1974, The Sugarland Express sits inside the 1970s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1974-03-31
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 6.6/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company
People behind the title
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